The National Health Profile (NHP) has been prepared by the Central Bureau of HealthIntelligence (CBHI). The National Health Profile was first published in 2005.Ever since the profile has beenreleased every year. The profile provides information on demographic, socio-economic health status, healthfinance indicators, health infrastructure and health of human resources in the country.
Key takeaways from the Health Profile:
- The life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16. For thesame period,the life expectancy for females is 70.2 years and 67.4 years for males.
- The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for the country was 2.3 whereas in rural areas it has been 2.5 and 1.8 inurban areas during 2016.
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